Both sides will be seeking goals this Boxing Day after their lack
of firepower during the weekend and changes in formation could be
they key for a cracker of a game.

Paul Lambert could welcome back forward Gabriel Agbonlahor after
missing the Liverpool and Chelsea clashes with a thigh muscle
strain, though Andreas Weimann and Christian Benteke will most
likely start up front.

Ron Vlaar will be looking to make a return and improve Villa's
humiliated defense after the Dutchman missed the last six games
with a calf injury.

Andre Villas-Boas will still be without attacking midfielder Clint
Dempsey as the American is still sidelined with a groin
injury.

Scott Parker is likely to start for Spurs after impressing as he
came on from the bench during the goalless draw with Stoke.

DID YOU KNOW?

The two sides met in October when Steven Caulker and Aaron
Lennon bagged the goals in a 2-0 win for Tottenham.

Andreas Weimann has scored five
goals in his last seven games for Aston Villa in all
competitions.

If every Premier League match this
season finished after 80 minutes, Spurs would currently be the
league leader. Spurs have conceded 10 goals in the final 15 minutes
of matches so far this term.

Tottenham has the highest percentage of shots from outside the
penalty area in the Premier League this season (64 percent).

Villa has drawn exactly the same number of its home games so
far in the 2012-13 season but has managed to score in 75 percent of
them.

In comparison, Spurs have won half of their away games and have
not drawn a single one while scoring every single time, setting
this match up to be anything but a stalemate.